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Volume 9, Issue 5 - January 2012

New Events for a New Year

CLC/Simmons Professional Development Series

CLC, in partnership with the Simmons College Graduate School of Library and Information Science, will soon launch a series of professional development courses especially for staff from CLC member libraries.  Sessions will focus on the latest in library technology and practices.  Half-day workshops will begin this winter and run through the spring. Watch your email, Facebook, and future newsletter issues for more on this exciting collaboration!

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New Year's Resolution:
Attend More Roundtables! 

Visit CLC's online calendar at www.ctlibrarians.org for complete details, the latest updates, and online registration for these roundtables and more. Remember ... all CLC member library staff are encouraged to attend ANY roundtable of interest, not just those in your geographic region or area of expertise!

ROUNDTABLE NEWS ...

• In response to requests, CLC is interested in launching a Special Libraries Roundtable. Priority #1: Finding a chair (or co-chairs)! If you would be interested in chairing a new Special Libraries Roundtable, or are willing to at least explore the possibility, please email Deb Zulick at dzulick@ctlibrarians.org for more information.
  
  
• A brand-new roundtable debuts this month! School Librarians Northwest meets on January 11 at the Forman School in Litchfield, co-chaired by Sara Kelley-Mudie of the Forman School and Abbe Waldron from Wamogo High School.
  
  
• Welcome (and thank you!) to our new co-chairs for the Young Adult Librarians' Roundtable, Capitol Region: Bailey Ortiz and Karen Benner, both from the Lucy Robbins Welles Library in Newington. Bailey and Karen have taken over from Jessica Miller, now working in MA (see People News, below).

COMING UP THIS MONTH ...

• Children's/YA Northwest - 1/11 @ Thomaston PL.
• Young Adult Capitol Region - 1/11 @ East Hartford PL. Favorite titles and booktalk techniques.
• School Librarians Northwest - 1/11 @ Forman School/Litchfield. NEW ROUNDTABLE!
• Young Adult East - 1/13 @ WLSC. Teen Tech Programs.
• Children's Southeast - 1/17; location TBA.
• School Librarians Northeast - 1/17 @ WLSC. State Library services for schools.
• Young Adult Fairfield County - 1/18 @ Westport PL. "Engaging Today's Teens" with Paige Nelson, YouthINC Director at Regional Youth Adult Social Action Partnership.
• Young Adult South - 1/18 at CT Humanities Council/Middletown. The Balancing Act: Strategies for Getting it All Done.
• Adult Programming East - 1/19 @ Otis/Norwich. Publicizing your programs - with guest Jim Konrad/Norwich Bulletin.
• School LIbrarians Southeast - 1/19 @ Montville HS. Databases & eResources.
• Children's Capitol Region - 1/23 @ Windsor PL. "Every Child Ready to Read," with Susan Cormier.
• Library "Newbie" - 1/23 @ MLSC. CT's Statewide Library Organizations, with Jill Dugas Hughes/CLC, Betty Anne Reiter/CLA, and Sharon Brettschneider/State Library.

Discounts & Services

Computers in Libraries 2012 Registration

Computers in Libraries Conference - CLC is pleased to offer its members substantially discounted online registration rates for the 27th Annual Computers in Libraries Conference, to be held March 21-23, 2012 at the Hilton Washington, Washington, DC. Discounts are also available on Internet@Schools, a 2-day conference track specifically designed for K-12 Library Media Specialists.

CLC member rates for registration prior to February 24th are as follows:

• 3-day Computers in Libraries registration: $289 (a $210 savings) 
• 2-day (March 22/23) Internet@Schools track registration: $109 (a $90 savings)

TO REGISTER:

1. Visit CLC's members-only discounts page.
2. Log in with your CLC username and password.
3. Click "Special Discount Offers"
4. Under "To Register," follow the link and ENTER PRIORITY CODE provided.

MORE INFORMATION: For complete details of this offer, visit ctlibrarians.org. Questions? please contact Pam Najarian at pnajarian@ctlibrarians.org or 860.344.8777.

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Nutmeg 2013

The 2013 Nutmeg Book Award Nominees have been announced to the library community ... but they won't be revealed to the public until February 1. CLC has compiled a discounted pricing list on all of the 2013 Nutmeg titles in a variety of formats from our contracted book and non-print vendors. We can't post it here or on our web site - but to get your copy, email Pam Najarian at pnajarian@ctlibrarians.org.

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Don't Forget This Ongoing Offer!

EBSCO Databases for K-12 Schools - CLC has an exclusive pricing arrangement with EBSCO on a wide variety of databases for K-12 schools. This is an ongoing offer, and current pricing is guaranteed through August 2012.

If you are purchasing or renewing an EBSCO product for your school, be sure to contact CLC first. Our agreement with EBSCO guarantees that CLC members will receive the "best prices and terms available to libraries in Connecticut." Non-CLC members will not be eligible for these prices. For a complete list of available databases, visit ctlibrarians.org. For a quote, email discounts@ctlibrarians.org. Please include your most recent enrollment figure.

People in the News  

• Henry Carter Hull Library Director (and Chair of the CLC Board of Directors) Maribeth Breen recently met with Governor Malloy at the Clinton Town Hall (photo, right). Paraphrasing Gov. Malloy: "Librarians are good at lobbying!"
• Festivities honoring the State Library's Sharon Brettschneider on the occasion of her retirement will take place on January 27 in Hartford. For details or to RSVP, contact Lynette Baisden at the State Library, lynette.baisden@ct.gov.
• Evie Caranchini has retired from her position as Children's Librarian at Granby Public Library.
• Lisa Carlucci Thomas is the Connecticut Library Association's new Editor & Web Administrator.
• Beth Crowley, Manager of Library Public Services at Groton Public Library, has accepted the position of Director of the E.C. Scranton Memorial Library/Madison.
• Mark Hasskarl has retired from his position as Director of the Danbury Library. Michelle Capozzella, Assistant Director, will serve as Interim Director.
• Jennifer Keohane, Business Outreach Librarian at Simsbury Public Library, and Michelle Luhtala, Library Department Chair at New Canaan High School, were among ten winners chosen from 2,000 submissions for the 2011 "I Love My Librarian" award, sponsored by ALA, the New York Times and the Carnegie Corporation. Read about Jennifer, Michelle, and all of the winners.
• Jessica Miller, formerly the Young Adult Librarian at New Britain Public Library, is now the Youth Services Librarian at West Springfield (MA) Public Library.
• Christine Moscarillo has been promoted to Business Manager at Beardsley & Memorial Library/Winsted.
• Annie Reuter has retired from her position as Children's Librarian at the Westport Public Library.
• Gloria Schultz has been promoted to Head of Technical Services at Portland Library.
• Karin Taylor, formerly the Children's Librarian at Beardsley & Memorial Library/Winsted, is the library's new Director. 
• Christine Tkaczyk, formerly Adult Services Librarian at Durham Public Library, is now a reference librarian at Portland Library.

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New & Noteworthy

Two Learning Opportunities from OCLC

OCLC VIRTUAL REFERENCE WEBINAR: "SEEKING SYNCHRONICITY"

January 31, 2012, 3:00-4:30 PM EST
Register online

In this webinar, Lynn Silipigni Connaway, PhD, Senior Research Scientist at OCLC, and Marie L. Radford, PhD., Associate Professor, School of Communication & Information, Rutgers, will discuss the key findings of their multi-year study that were recently published in the report, Seeking Synchronicity: Revelations and Recommendations for Virtual Reference.  Their findings show that today's patrons, scholars and citizens are not just looking to libraries alone for answers to specific questions; they want to also engage partners and guides in their lifelong information-seeking journey.

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OCLC AMERICAS MEMBER MEETING/SYMPOSIUM

Featuring Keynote Speaker Sarah Lacy:
"Mining the Fault Lines: Big Collaboration on a Richter Web Scale"

January 20, 2012 (at ALA Midwinter), 2:00Ð5:15 PM EST
Register to participate ONLINE
Watch live feed
Agenda & More Information (Note: all times are Central)

If you can't make it to ALA Midwinter, you'll still be able to "attend" the OCLC Americas Member Meeting & Symposium via live streaming. Watch the keynote presentation from Sarah Lacy, former Senior Editor at TechCrunch and author of Brilliant, Crazy, Cocky, and participate through interactive discussions and questions as well as watching discussion from  OCLC leadership on future strategies of the cooperative.

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3 Free Museum Passes Continue for 2012

Look for three wonderful free pass programs to continue again this year! All of these passes will be mailed to principal public libraries this month. Our thanks to the sponsoring organizations for continuing to offer these opportunities free of charge to libraries.

• The Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection (DEEP)'s State Parks Pass - Waives vehicle parking fee at any state park or forest that charges a fee. More on the 2012 pass below.
• Connecticut's Old State House - Free admission for 2 adults and 2 children.
• Wadsworth Atheneum's ArtPass - Free general admission for 2 adults and 2 youth age 17 and younger.
  
  

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2012 Connecticut State Parks Pass

As part of the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection's (DEEP) No Child Left Inside¨ initiative, the DEEP is once again providing the main branch of principal public libraries with a 2012 CT State Parks and Forests Day Pass.

The 2012 pass is valid from January 1 through December 31, 2012.  Please remove the 2011 pass from circulation. Additional passes are available for $100 plus $2.50 shipping; contacting the DEEP Store at (860) 424-3444 or via email at deep.store@ct.gov.

Please encourage library patrons to sign the pass out and to visit the No Child Left Inside¨ website - www.NoChildLeftInside.org - to learn more about CT's State Parks and Forests. DEEP hopes that the library pass will help residents throughout Connecticut discover the beauty and history of our 139 state parks and forests and encourage children and families to spend more time outdoors.

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ArtSpace "Library Science" Exhibit Continues Through January 28

ArtSPACE's exhibit Library Science brings together a selection of work by 17 international artists that contemplates our personal, intellectual and physical relationship to libraries as they, and the information they contain, are being radically transformed by the digital era. Through drawing, photography, sculpture, installation, painting and web-based projects, the artists in Library Science explore the library through its unique forms, attributes and systems.

• The ArtSPACE Library Science Film Festival, coordinated by CLC in partnership with ArtSPACE, continues this month at Connecticut libraries statewide - maybe yours! Get the statewide schedule.
• Library Science "Site Projects" have been installed at libraries in greater New Haven and remain on view through January 28. View the projects.

CLC Updates

Board of Directors

The next CLC Board meeting will take place on January 26, 2012 at the CLC office in Middletown. Any CLC member is welcome to attend.

How Much News Do You Want?

The beginning of the new year is a great time to update, get organized, and start fresh. Did you know you can personalize your Member Profile on CLC's web site?  In your profile, you can customize what communications you receive from us, register for events, post to the forums, and choose your interests.  It's quick and easy.

1. Visit www.ctlibrarians.org
2. On the left side of the page, click on the link for the "Member Portal"
3. Login using your username and password. Don't remember them? Just click the links on the page to have them sent to you.
4. Once logged in, update as you like.

Contact the CLC office for assistance.